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GH1

Gene

growth hormone 1

HGNCHGNC:4261EnsemblENSG00000259384NCBI Gene2688
Locus: gene with protein productLocation: 17q23.3

Also known as

Symbols and names change; identity (the HGNC ID) does not. Previous and alternative forms are kept distinct.

Also known ashGH · GH-N · GHN · GH · hGH-N
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Alias symbolshGH, GH-N, GHN, GH, hGH-N
Alias namespituitary growth hormone, somatotropin

Associated diseases

via associated_with

Diseases linked to this gene through the canonical GENE→DISEASE (associated_with) relation, drawn from Open Targets' top-ranked associations by overall score — not the full association set. Disease-level detail lives on each disease's own page.

Non-acquired isolated growth hormone deficiency
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Acromegaly
Prader-Willi syndrome

Drawn from Open Targets’ top 10 associations by overall score for this gene — the subset resolved to a canonical disease. Lower-ranked associations, and diseases not yet canonicalised, are not shown.

Gene family

HGNC gene-group membership.

Growth hormone family

Provenance

HGNCCanonical human gene identity from HGNC (release 2026-07-07), updated 2025-10-20.
Open TargetsGene–disease associations from the Open Targets Platform.